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      Condiciones laborales y de salud en trabajadores inmigrantes internacionales Translated title: Working and health conditions in international immigrant workers

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          Resumen Este trabajo es un comentario del artículo: Hargreaves S, Rustage K, Nellums LB, McAlpine A, Pocock N, Devakumar D, Aldridge RW, Abubakar I, Kristensen KL, Himmels JW, Friedland JS, Zimmerman C. Occupational health outcomes among international migrant workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2019; 7(7): E872-82. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30204-9

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          Abstract This text is a commentary on the article: Hargreaves S, Rustage K, Nellums LB, McAlpine A, Pocock N, Devakumar D, Aldridge RW, Abubakar I, Kristensen KL, Himmels JW, Friedland JS, Zimmerman C. Occupational health outcomes among international migrant workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2019; 7(7): E872-82. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-09X(19)30204-9

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          The neglected health of international migrant workers in the COVID-19 epidemic

          Andrian Liem, Cheng Wang, Yosa Wariyanti … (2020)
          Of the 150 million international migrant workers (IMWs) worldwide, 95% reside in the five WHO regions in which cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed. The absence of a coordinated response for IMWs highlights a key deficiency in public health planning. Compared with other international migrants (ie, international students), IMWs encounter more barriers in accessing health services in host countries (eg, inadequate health insurance), particularly migrant domestic workers. 2 Under normal conditions, IMWs have a high burden of common mental disorders (eg, depression) and a lower quality of life than local populations.2, 3 This situation could worsen during the COVID-19 epidemic due to the potential and fear of governmental-imposed quarantine and lost income. For instance, some migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and Macau have lost their jobs because their employers have left the territory. Many domestic workers cannot obtain masks from the pharmacy because they must stay with employers and adhere to government-recommended self-quarantine. 4 In the absence of reliable information in their own language, IMWs may also not recognise the seriousness of the epidemic or receive accurate information on how to protect themselves from infection. 5 However, most IMWs have smartphones, 3 which can be a useful aid in providing informational and social support during the epidemic, like during the previous MERS epidemic. 5 For instance, WeChat (a Chinese social network platform) is used by IMWs in Hong Kong and Macau for sharing key health messages and official information to the community and providing one another with emotional support. It can, however, also spread inaccurate information and panic that could lead to IMWs delaying visits to health centres due to stigmatisation of those who are infected. 5 Regardless of IMWs communities' self-reliance and resilience, addressing their health needs should be made an urgent public health priority because infection among these individuals could also lead to community infection, eventually affecting the entire population's health. For instance, during the epidemic, IMWs should be provided more accessible health care. Public health campaigns should be available in multiple languages and diffused through various communication channels and networks of IMWs as soon as possible. In addition, more countries should ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to provide global health equity and ensure that migrant workers' health is not neglected in future epidemics and disasters.
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            Work organization, job insecurity, and occupational health disparities.

            Joseph Grzywacz, Anthony LaMontagne, P A Landsbergis (2014)
            Changes in employment conditions in the global economy over the past 30 years have led to increased job insecurity and other work organization hazards. These hazards may play a role in creating and sustaining occupational health disparities by socioeconomic position, gender, race, ethnicity, and immigration status. A conceptual model was developed to guide the review of 103 relevant articles or chapters on the role of work organization and occupational health disparities identified through a comprehensive search conducted by NIOSH. A second review was conducted of employment and workplace policies and programs designed to reduce the health and safety risks due to job insecurity and other work organization hazards. There is consistent evidence that workers in lower socioeconomic or social class positions are exposed to greater job insecurity and other work organization hazards than workers in higher socioeconomic positions. Likewise, racial and ethnic minorities and immigrants are exposed to greater job insecurity. Limited research examining the effects of interventions targeting work organization hazards on disparities has been conducted; nonetheless, intervention strategies are available and evidence suggests they are effective. Job insecurity and work organization hazards play a role in creating and sustaining occupational health disparities. Employment and workplace policies and programs have the potential to reduce these hazards, and to reduce disparities. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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              Migrant workers, essential work, and COVID‐19

              Alison Reid, Elena Ronda-Pérez, Marc B Schenker (2021)
              Globally, migrant and immigrant workers have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic as essential workers. They might be a Bulgarian worker at a meat processing plant in Germany, a Central American farmworker in the fields of California, or a Filipino worker at an aged-care facility in Australia. What they have in common is they are all essential workers who have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic and have been infected with coronavirus at work. COVID-19 has highlighted the inequitable working conditions of these workers. In many instances, they are employed precariously, and so are ineligible for sick leave or social security, or COVID-19 special payments. If these are essential workers, they should get at least the same health and safety benefits of all nonessential workers. Improving the working and living conditions of migrant workers can and should be a positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic.
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): aprl
                Title: Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales
                Abbreviated Title: Arch Prev Riesgos Labor
                Publisher: Societat Catalana de Salut Laboral y Asociación de Medicina del Trabajo de la Comunidad Valenciana (Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain )
                ISSN (Electronic): 1578-2549
                Publication date (Print and electronic): March 2021
                Volume: 24
                Issue: 1
                Pages: 74-78
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                [1] Elche Valencia orgnameUniversidad Miguel Hernández de Elche orgdiv1Departamento de Salud Pública, Historia de la Ciencia y Ginecología Spain
                [2] Alicante Valencia orgnameUniversidad de Alicante orgdiv1Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública Spain
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                Publisher ID: S1578-25492021000100074 Publisher ID: S1578-2549(21)02400100074
                DOI: 10.12961/aprl.2021.24.01.07
                SO-VID: 3e0554fb-c2ed-4059-8afe-944e2e24a379
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                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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                Date received : 18 December 2020
                Date accepted : 18 December 2020
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